I walk down my old street Used to be home for me and Now there's spraypaint on the walls I see a house that at one time looked nice But now it is abandoned There's nothing left at all
So why, why must we let our chances fly When oh when oh will we ever see hope again Why, why, why is it hard to say goodbye Well oh well oh at least I can still remember when
Our city used to be such a beautiful place But now you can't walk down the street And think you'll see the same My hands are in the air It makes no sense to me And I cannot explain this tragedy
My first trip to city I remember thinking That the buildings stood so tall And when I see that my old stomping ground Is just a ravaged They seem now rather small
So why, why must we let our chances fly When oh when oh will we ever see hope again Why, why, why is it hard to say goodbye Well oh well oh at least I can still remember when
Our city used to be such a beautiful place But now you can't walk down the street And think you'll see the same My hands are in the air It makes no sense to me And I cannot explain this tragedy
Feel like I'm living in someone else's dream It doesn't seem this is the way that things should be It's like a dark cloud swallowed up humanity Whatever it is, it is beyond me
Homesickness is the flu that surrounds me A virus spreading through the street It astounds me
Our city used to be such a beautiful place But now you can't walk down the street And think you'll see the same My hands are in the air It makes no sense to me And I cannot explain this tragedy